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Google just launched Gemini, its long-awaited answer to ChatGPT — Wired

An initial version of Gemini starts to roll out today inside Google’s chatbot Bard for the English language setting, writes Will Knight. 

McDonald’s set to become largest foodservice retailer using Google Distributed Cloud

McDonald's will become the largest global foodservice retailer to utilize Google Distributed Cloud's capabilities.

Mozilla will move Firefox development from Mercurial to Microsoft’s GitHub — Dev Class

Mozilla is to move the primary repository for its flagship Firefox web browser from Mercurial to GitHub, writes Tim Anderson. Here is the link: https://devclass.com/2023/11/07/mozilla-will-move-firefox-development-from-mercurial-to-microsofts-github/

Google paid $26 billion in 2021 to become the default search engine on browsers and phones — CNBC

Google paid $26.3 billion to be the default search engine on mobile phones and web browsers in 2021, according to a slide made public Friday in a federal antitrust trial against the company, writes Lauren Feiner. 

CentML raises $27M

Toronto, Canada-based AI/ML optimization startup CentML has raised a $27 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Gradient Ventures.